Formula 1 Champion Lewis Hamilton Co-Designs IWC Chronograph Watch
The Portugieser Tourbillon Rétrograde Chronograph is a bright, bold collaboration between the stylish driver and the Swiss luxury watchmaker—their third.
Lewis Hamilton, wearing the IWC Portugieser Tourbillon Rétrograde Chronograph.
Source: IWC
In the interwoven world of wristwatches and car races, few platforms carry as much glitz and glamour as Formula 1. Among the motorsport’s top talent, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Team driver and seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is more than a brand ambassador for Swiss luxury watch brand IWC Schaffhausen; he’s a collaborator. Today, IWC is unveilinga limited-edition Portugieser Tourbillon Rétrograde Chronograph co-designed by Hamilton. Unlike the white ceramic IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Top Gun Lake Tahoe he wore during the Miami F1 grand prix in May—a month before its release—the Portugieser channels the driver’s daring sartorial style.
The watch is bold: A lustrous, teal-colored dial with 12 diamond hour markers is matched by a teal textile strap. The 43.5 mm platinum case features a sapphire crystal back that acts as a window into the IWC-manufactured 89900-calibre automatic movement, which powers the timepiece, and its 18-carat gold oscillating weight.